EP0337769B1 - Appareil de coulée continue ou semi-continue pour la coulée de matière métallique - Google Patents
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- EP0337769B1 EP0337769B1 EP89303632A EP89303632A EP0337769B1 EP 0337769 B1 EP0337769 B1 EP 0337769B1 EP 89303632 A EP89303632 A EP 89303632A EP 89303632 A EP89303632 A EP 89303632A EP 0337769 B1 EP0337769 B1 EP 0337769B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
- B22D11/07—Lubricating the moulds
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
- B22D11/04—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into open-ended moulds
- B22D11/0401—Moulds provided with a feed head
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- the present invention relates to continuous or semi-continuous casting apparatus for casting metallic materials, particularly rectangular ingots of aluminium, comprising a mould cavity which has an open inlet for molten metal and an outlet with water supply means being provided to cool the metal emerging through the outlet, the mould cavity, at a distance from its inlet, being provided with a permeable ring for a supply of oil and/or gas, to create a layer of oil and/or gas between the metal and the mould wall whereby the metal is prevented from coming into contact with the mould wall before it solidifies.
- Oil and gas is supplied to the graphite ring through separate bores in the outer mould wall (sleeve).
- the oil and gas is distributed around the periphery of the ring by means of channels on the outer side of the ring which are connected to the bores in the sleeve.
- the ring and sleeve are tightly sealed to one another.
- the diameter of the graphite ring is machined so as to be greater than the diameter of the sleeve.
- the sleeve is heated and so expands outwards so that the ring can be placed in its correct position in relation to the sleeve.
- the sleeve will shrink on cooling, so achieving a tight seal between the ring and sleeve.
- the above type ring is not applicable for casting apparatus producing rectangular ingots, primarily because the metal parts of the mould are milled, and secondarily because the graphite "ring" has to have a rectangular configuration, i.e. the sides of the ring (frame) will be deflected inwardly so that it is impossible to use force fit between the ring and the sleeve.
- Such a ring according to the invention is characterized in that its surface, with the exception of the surface facing the mould cavity, is provided with a sealing agent which prevents the gas and/or oil from penetrating said surface, and in that the ring in its peripheral direction is provided with longitudinal bores and holes for supplying oil and/or gas to these longitudinal bores via bores through the mould wall and extending into the graphite ring from the outside.
- Figure 1 shows a vertical cross section of a casting mould for casting rectangular ingots. Since the ingots have rectangular shape, it will be understood that the casting mould according to the present example has four walls, each with an internal configuration as shown in Figure 1.
- the hollow mould comprises a vertical inlet 2, an inwardly protruding middle 3, and a lower mould cavity 4 which has a length and width relationship corresponding to the cross sectional measurements of the ingot.
- a support 5 is provided at the outlet of the mould cavity 4, the support 5 being moveable in the vertical direction by means of a piston/cylinder arrangement or the like (not shown). This support 5 seals off the opening of the mould at the beginning of the casting cycle.
- the mould inlet wall consists of an outer reservoir frame 6 made of steel, on the inside of which is provided a plate 7 of refractory material.
- the reservoir frame is further connected to a base frame 18 which is also made of steel.
- the hot-top forms a narrow passage through which the molten metal flows and also creates an overhang with a flat part 11 at the inlet of the mould cavity 4.
- the refractory pieces 8,9 are secured to one another by means of a screw connection 13, which in turn is secured to an aluminium/steel sleeve 12 by means of another screw connection 14.
- a screw connection 13 which in turn is secured to an aluminium/steel sleeve 12 by means of another screw connection 14.
- the sleeve 12 is provided with an inwardly protruding projection 15 the lower side wall of the mould cavity being formed by the end 16 of projection 15.
- the sleeve 12 also has a leg 17 protruding outwardly, in opposite direction relative to the projection 15. The leg 17, and thereby the sleeve 12, is securely attached to the base frame 18 by means of a screw connection 19.
- a permeable ring 20 is provided between the projection 15 and the hot-top 10, its inner side, 23 forming the upper side wall of the mould cavity 4.
- the ring 20, in the present example, is also provided with an inwardly extending step 25, the downwardly facing side 24 being somewhat withdrawn (at a higher level) relative to the horizontal part 11 of the hot-top 10 (approximately 1-2 mm).
- gas is supplied to the ring 20 and a gas cavity is created in this area which provides an isolating layer between the ring 20 and the melt and which provides an even distribution of gas all around the hollow mould periphery.
- the permeable ring 20 is further provided with two bores 21,22 in the longitudinal (peripheral) direction of the ring.
- One of the bores, 21, which is slightly below the corner between the hot-top and the mould wall 23, is used to supply gas to the ring, while the upper bore 22 is used to supply oil to the ring.
- the oil and gas are supplied to the ring under a certain pressure, and since, with the exception of the sides 23,24 facing the mould cavity 4 where the metal is present during casting, the sides of the ring are provided with a sealing agent, the gas and oil will penetrate the ring from the bores 21,22 and come into the mould cavity 4.
- the sides provided with the sealing agent are marked with somewhat thicker lines.
- the ring 20 is provided with a tongue 27 which corresponds to a groove 26 in the projection 15 of the sleeve 12.
- the base frame 18 is made of square pipes 29, which supply water to the mould via a slot 30 between the sleeve leg 17 and a water slot profile 31.
- a downwardly protruding tongue, 32 is provided which deflects the water jet and leads it downwards and inwardly towards the metal being cast.
- the performance of the casting is as follows: the support 5 is stationed in its upper position sealing off the outlet of the mould. Oil and gas are supplied to the ring 20, simultaneously with the water supply valve being opened. Molten metal, for instance aluminium, is now poured into mould inlet 1.
- the support 5 may be lowered.
- a gas cavity is created along the periphery of the mould at the corner below the hot-top 10, and as the metal flows downwardly, a gas and oil film or layer is provided between the metal and the mould wall.
- Casting of the type described above is known as semi-continuous casting.
- the casting does not only take place in one mould at a time, but in several moulds simultaniously as the moulds are interconnected in groups.
- Figure 2 shows a cross section of the mould wall in an area where the oil is supplied to the permeable ring 20.
- the oil is supplied through bores 33,34 in the sleeve 12 and further via a transverse bore 35 into the bore 22 in the ring 20.
- a gasket 36 is provided which prevents the oil from entering into the space between the sleeve and the ring.
- a corresponding arrangement (not shown) is provided for the supply of gas to the other bore 21.
- Figure 3 shows the ring 20 in a smaller scale, seen from above.
- the ring is composed of several elements being glued to one another at their ends 40.
- the ring consists of six long side elements 37, two short end elements 39 and four corner elements 38.
- the oil and gas supply 41 is connected to the ring. As can be seen, the oil and gas is supplied to each of the long sides and each of the short ends repectively.
- Figure 3 shows a permeable ring made of several elements, it is obviously possible, within the frame of the invention, to make the ring from one single piece of permeable material. Further, it is obvious that the ring according to the invention can have other cross sections that those shown in Figures 1 and 2, and can be used for casting other ingot shapes than the one previously mentioned.
- Figures 4 and 5 show the cross section of a circular ring assembled by means of gluing and which is used in casting apparatus for casting ingots with circular shape.
- the ring is made of ring elements 42,43,44 being provided with grooves 45 which after assembly form rectangular or circular holes (bores) 46 in the ring.
- Figure 6 shows another example of a permeable ring made of two ring elements, where an upper ring element 47 partly overlaps a lower ring element 48.
- the two elements 47,48 are attached to one another by means of gluing.
- a slit 49 is provided between the two ring elements in their peripheral direction for the supply of oil to the ring via two diametrically arranged bores 50 (only one bore is shown in the figure).
- the overlapping provides a more even oil distribution through the ring.
- Gas may be supplied to the ring element 48 through a groove 51 stretching along the circumference of the ring.
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- Manufacture Of Alloys Or Alloy Compounds (AREA)
Claims (9)
- Appareil de moulage continu ou semi-continu pour couler des matériaux métalliques, en particulier des lingots d'aluminium, comprenant un moule qui a une entrée pour le métal en fusion et une cavité de moule ayant un moyen d'alimentation en eau de l'orifice de sortie prévu pour refroidir le métal émergeant par l'orifice de sortie, la cavité de moule étant munie, à une certaine distance de son entrée, d'un anneau perméable pour l'alimentation en huile et/ou gaz de manière à former une couche d'huile et/ou de gaz entre le métal et la paroi du moule, ce qui empêche le métal d'entrer en contact avec la paroi du moule avant de se solidifier, caractérisé en ce que la surface de l'anneau (20), à l'exception du côté (23, 24) faisant face à la cavité du moule (4) est munie d'un agent d'étanchéité qui empêche l'huile et/ou le gaz de s'échapper par la surface, et en ce que l'anneau (20) est muni, dans sa direction périphérique, d'alésages ou trous (21, 22) pour fournir ladite huile et/ou ledit gaz audit anneau (20) par des alésages (33, 34, 35) qui s'étendent de l'extérieur du moule au travers de la paroi du moule (12) et plus loin dans l'anneau (20).
- Appareil de moulage selon revendication 1, dans lequel l'anneau perméable (20) est constitué de graphite.
- Appareil de moulage selon revendication 1 ou 2, où le moule est muni, légèrement au-dessus de la cavité de moule, d'un 'dessus chaud' en matière thermo-isolante, faisant saillie vers l'intérieur, caractérisé en ce que l'anneau perméable (20) est disposé dans la paroi du moule à ou dans l'angle entre le dessus chaud (10) et la paroi de la cavité de moule (12) et en ce que l'anneau (20) est muni de deux alésages parallèles dans sa direction circonférentielle, un alésage supérieur (22) pour l'alimentation en huile et un alésage inférieur (21) pour l'alimentation en gaz de l'anneau.
- Appareil de moulage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la section transversale de l'anneau (20) est rectangulaire et en ce que la partie supérieure de l'anneau se prolonge jusqu'à l'angle entre le dessus chaud (10) et la paroi de la cavité (4) ou légèrement au-delà.
- Appareil de moulage selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, caractérisé en ce que l'anneau (20) est muni d'un gradin dépassant légèrement vers l'extérieur (25) à son extrémité supérieure, le côté inférieur (24) du gradin (25) étant au même niveau que le plan formant le côté inférieur (11) du dessus chaud (10) ou légèrement au-dessus.
- Appareil de moulage selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, caractérisé en ce que l'alésage (21) pour l'alimentation en gaz est prévu dans la zone légèrement en-dessous de l'angle entre le gradin (25) et la partie inférieure de l'anneau, tandis que l'alésage (22) pour l'alimentation en huile est prévu au-dessus dudit angle.
- Appareil de moulage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-6, caractérisé en ce que l'anneau (20) est maintenu en position au moyen d'un simple dispositif de serrage (28).
- Appareil de moulage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-7, caractérisé en ce que l'anneau (20) est constitué d'éléments (37, 38, 39, 40) qui sont fixés l'un à l'autre de façon permanente par collage à leurs extrémités transversales.
- Appareil de moulage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-7 dans lequel l'anneau a une forme circulaire, caractérisé en ce que l'anneau (20) est constitué d'éléments d'anneau (42, 43, 44, 47, 48) munis de gorges (45) qui, une fois que l'anneau (20) est assemblé, forment des trous ou alésages (46, 49) dans l'anneau.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NO881633 | 1988-04-15 | ||
NO881633A NO165711C (no) | 1988-04-15 | 1988-04-15 | Stoepeanordning for kontinuerlig eller semi-kontinuerlig stoeping av metall. |
Publications (3)
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EP0337769A2 EP0337769A2 (fr) | 1989-10-18 |
EP0337769A3 EP0337769A3 (en) | 1990-12-27 |
EP0337769B1 true EP0337769B1 (fr) | 1994-06-22 |
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EP89303632A Expired - Lifetime EP0337769B1 (fr) | 1988-04-15 | 1989-04-12 | Appareil de coulée continue ou semi-continue pour la coulée de matière métallique |
Country Status (9)
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US (1) | US4962807A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0337769B1 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA1337733C (fr) |
CZ (1) | CZ279783B6 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE68916312T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2056212T3 (fr) |
NO (1) | NO165711C (fr) |
RU (1) | RU1836182C (fr) |
SK (1) | SK278166B6 (fr) |
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CA2007955A1 (fr) * | 1990-01-17 | 1991-07-17 | Guy Leblanc | Dispositif de lubrification de moules de fonderie |
NO300411B1 (no) * | 1995-05-12 | 1997-05-26 | Norsk Hydro As | Stöpeutstyr |
US5873405A (en) * | 1997-06-05 | 1999-02-23 | Alcan International Limited | Process and apparatus for direct chill casting |
DE69914239T2 (de) | 1998-03-13 | 2004-06-17 | Honda Giken Kogyo K.K. | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Schmierung beim kontinuierlichen Giessen von Leichtmetallen |
NO310101B1 (no) * | 1999-06-25 | 2001-05-21 | Norsk Hydro As | Utstyr for kontinuerlig stöping av metall, spesielt aluminium |
CN101332493B (zh) * | 2008-07-31 | 2010-06-02 | 东北大学 | 一种静磁场作用下的气膜快速连铸装置及方法 |
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CN103273021B (zh) * | 2013-05-20 | 2015-08-19 | 东北大学 | 一种生产细晶铝合金圆铸锭的装置及方法 |
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ZA821828B (en) * | 1981-04-02 | 1983-02-23 | Alusuisse | Process for cooling a continuously cast ingot during casting |
US4597432A (en) * | 1981-04-29 | 1986-07-01 | Wagstaff Engineering, Inc. | Molding device |
US4508160A (en) * | 1981-11-20 | 1985-04-02 | Swiss Aluminium Ltd. | Process for cooling in ingot during continuous casting |
US4598763A (en) * | 1982-10-20 | 1986-07-08 | Wagstaff Engineering, Inc. | Direct chill metal casting apparatus and technique |
EP0142341B1 (fr) * | 1983-11-10 | 1988-07-13 | Aluminum Company Of America | Coulée continue |
US4693298A (en) * | 1986-12-08 | 1987-09-15 | Wagstaff Engineering, Inc. | Means and technique for casting metals at a controlled direct cooling rate |
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1988
- 1988-04-15 NO NO881633A patent/NO165711C/no not_active IP Right Cessation
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1989
- 1989-04-12 ES ES89303632T patent/ES2056212T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-04-12 EP EP89303632A patent/EP0337769B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-04-12 DE DE68916312T patent/DE68916312T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-04-14 CA CA000596726A patent/CA1337733C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-04-14 RU SU4613878A patent/RU1836182C/ru active
- 1989-04-17 CZ CS892365A patent/CZ279783B6/cs not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1989-04-17 SK SK2365-89A patent/SK278166B6/sk unknown
- 1989-04-17 US US07/338,938 patent/US4962807A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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RU1836182C (ru) | 1993-08-23 |
NO165711B (no) | 1990-12-17 |
US4962807A (en) | 1990-10-16 |
CA1337733C (fr) | 1995-12-19 |
DE68916312D1 (de) | 1994-07-28 |
EP0337769A3 (en) | 1990-12-27 |
CZ279783B6 (cs) | 1995-06-14 |
DE68916312T2 (de) | 1994-12-01 |
EP0337769A2 (fr) | 1989-10-18 |
NO881633L (no) | 1989-10-16 |
ES2056212T3 (es) | 1994-10-01 |
SK236589A3 (en) | 1996-02-07 |
CZ236589A3 (en) | 1995-04-12 |
NO881633D0 (no) | 1988-04-15 |
NO165711C (no) | 1991-03-27 |
SK278166B6 (en) | 1996-02-07 |
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